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Lung cancer: a 2014 update with information about immunotherapies

In 2006, Dana Reeve – actress, activist, and non-smoker – died of lung cancer. In 2009, Valerie Harper – actress and “Dancing with the Stars” contestant – was diagnosed with lung cancer that has since metastasized to the brain. They are the famous faces of a disease that is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Five-year survival rates for lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths, are very low. Please take a look at some of the ASCO 2014 lung cancer updates on my blog: http://norwalk.patch.com/groups/zeena-nackerdiens-blog/p/american-society-of-clinical-oncology-annual-meeting-2014-key-lung-cancer-abstracts.

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• Occult: cancer cells in sputum
• Stage 0: innermost lining of lung
• Stages IA/IB: Isolated intrapulmonary tumor or cancer has spread to the
lung’s main airways/inner lining
• Stages IIA/IIB: Tumor spread to nearby lymph nodes, chest
wall, diaphragm, membrane around the heart, lining between the lungs
or the main airway
• Stages IIIA/IIIB: Further spread to sites listed in stages IIA/IIB. It may have
spread to the aorta, heart, trachea, sternum, and esophagus. Lung may
be inflamed or may have collapsed
• Stage IV: Malignant growths in more than one lobe of one lung, in both
lungs or cancer has spread to other organs
3. National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society: lung cancer.org, Principal Health News Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
Lung cancer infographic. 2014.
NSCLC* stages (3)
*Most common type of lung cancer (85% of
diagnosed cases)
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